Peter will be leading Principles of Balance and Movement with Peter Dodd

A live demonstration of the principles of balance and movement with acclaimed 2D animator and animation director Peter Dodd. Watch as Peter works with a model to capture the body mechanics of balance and counterbalance in dynamic movement. (Bring your sketchbook and draw-along live if you like!)

Wednesday 19th February 16:30 – 17:30

Peter Dodd began his animation career in Paris in 1996, working in character design and storyboarding before moving to Berlin as an animator. Over the years, he has lived and worked in the Rhône-Alpes, Edinburgh, and London, contributing to Oscar-nominated films Famous Fred and The Illusionist. As animation director, he led Lupus Films’ features Ethel & Ernest and Kensuke’s Kingdom.

His work spans feature films, commercials, game intros, and shorts, including Gorillaz, the long-running TSB ad series, Bono’s Peter & the Wolf, The Snowman & The Snowdog, The Tiger Who Came to Tea, a Simpsons couch gag, three episodes of Love, Death & Robots, A Bear Named Wojtek, and the BBC Olympics 2024 title sequence.

Peter has spoken at Annecy, TEDx, CTN Expo, and various universities, festivals and workshops. Now based in Edinburgh, he is currently working on his 148th animation job while writing and developing a new feature co-produced by Lupus Films.